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2005 Steve Fossett flys the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer to a world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world

1996 Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific

1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45

1993 Barbara Buczek, composer, works include, Study Nr. 1 for flute solo, 1990, Blaeserquintett, 1969, dies

1986 Dodge Morgan sailed solo nonstop around world in 150 days

1984 Joe Kittinger completes 1st solo balloon crossing of Atlantic

1983 Dick Smith makes 1st solo helicopter flight around the world

1981 Jeff Schwartz, sets solo record for trampoline bouncing (266:09)

1980 Reinhold Messner of Italy is 1st to solo ascent Mount Everest

1977 All 4 Kiss members release solo albums

1976 Jan Kunc, composer, writer, pedagogue, composed chamber music, piano, solo vocal, dies at 93 in Brno, Czech Republic

1974 John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"

1971 Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram"

1970 Paul McCartney's 1st solo album "McCartney" is released

1970 Ringo releases his 1st solo album "Sentimental Journey"

1969 Sharon Sites Adams, 39, becomes 1st lady to solo sail the Pacific

1969 Graham Coxon, born in Rintein, West Germany, musician, instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, painter, lead guitarist and singer for Blur, art and music is featured on the band's seven albums, including Leisure, 1991, album titled 13, in 1999, and Think Tank, 2003, single-handedly recorded seven solo albums, including The Spinning Top on Transgressive records

1966 Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world

1966 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world

1966 Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman

1964 Jerrie Mock becomes 1st woman to fly solo around the world

1964 Geraldine Mock of U.S. is 1st woman to fly solo round the world

1963 Mart Saar, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music, dies at 81

1960 Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing

1957 Jackie Wilson, releases his 1st solo single "Reet Petite"

1955 1st transcontinental round-trip solo flight-sunrise to sunset

1953 Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami

1951 Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994

1951 Barry Goudreau, born in America, guitarist, vocalist, original guitarist for Boston, the rock band, recorded his first solo LP using Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo, and Sib Hashian

1951 Jack Green, musician, guitar, played with T. Rex, The Pretty Things, member of Rainbow, launched solo album Humanesque

1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies

1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio)

1947 Brian C Daley, U.S., sci-fi author, Exploits of Han Solo, Tron

1947 Peter Bird, born in Britain, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days

1940 Barbara Buczek, born in Krakow, Poland, composer, works include, Study Nr. 1 for flute solo, 1990, Blaeserquintett, 1969

1939 Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos

1935 Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe

1935 Yankees set solo home run record with 6 beat Boston 7-2

1933 Wiley Post completes 1st round-the-world solo flight

1933 Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around world

1932 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart, lands

1932 Amelia Earhart leaves Newfoundland 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic

1932 Amelia Earhart is 1st woman to fly solo cross the Atlantic

1931 Wolfgang Kohlhaase, born in Berlin, actor, director and writer, Solo Sunday

1930 1st woman to fly from England to Australia solo, lands (Amy Johnson)

1930 1st woman to fly solo from England to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson)

1929 Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, actress, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, Solo, Tenko

1928 1st solo England to Australia flight lands (Bert Hinkler)

1928 1st solo England to Australia flight takes off (Bert Hinkler)

1927 Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo air crossing of Atlantic

1916 Enrico Caruso recorded "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Co

1911 Nan Aspinwall is 1st woman to make solo transcont trip by horse

1910 Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight

1909 Jean Batten, New Zealand air pioneer, 1st woman to fly solo England to Australia

1902 Charles Lindbergh, born in Detroit, Michigan, pilot, 1st fly solo across Atlantic

1900 Hans Haug, born in Switzerland, composer, primitivist style, wrote solo guitar piece, Preludio, Tiento et Toccata

1898 Amelia Earhart, U.S. aviator, 1st woman to solo Atlantic

1898 Joshua Slocum completes 1st solo circumnavigation of the globe

1883 Jan Kunc, born in Doubravice na Svitavou, Czech Republic, composer, writer, pedagogue, composed chamber music, piano, solo vocal

1882 Mart Saar, born in Hupassaare, Estonia, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music


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